Substance Use Counselor

Overview

Compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor Needed!

Substance abuse counselors will assist patients through medically assisted treatment programs and offer techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselors conduct group sessions and individual sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselors will evaluate patients’ progress during therapy and may collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists to optimize treatment outcomes.

• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
• Respond to patient grievances and complaints
• Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
• Involve families and significant others in the patient’s recovery process whenever possible
• Facilitate, establish and review the initial treatment plan with each patient
• Other related duties as determined by supervisor

• Must hold an ASUDC, CASUDC, CASUDC-I, SUDC, CSUDC, CSUD-I, LMHC, CMHC, LPS, LCSW, CSW, or SSW in the state of Utah
• Associate and/or bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences
• Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
• Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals’ life

BAART Programs, a Bay Mark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

Bay Mark Health Services is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.